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for·ti·eth
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ˈfɔr
ti
ɪθ
/
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fawr
-tee-ith
]
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adjective
1.
next after the thirty-ninth; being the
ordinal number
for 40.
2.
being one of 40 equal parts.
noun
3.
a fortieth part, especially of one (
1
/
40
).
4.
the fortieth member of a series.
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Origin:
before 1100;
Middle English
fourtithe,
Old English
fēowertigotha.
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forty
,
-eth
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fortieth
(ˈfɔːtɪɪθ)
—
adj
1.
a. being the ordinal number of
forty
in numbering or counting order, position, time, etc. Often written: 40th
b. (
as noun
):
he was the fortieth
—
n
2.
a. one of 40 approximately equal parts of something
b. (
as modifier
):
a fortieth part
3.
the fraction equal to one divided by 40 (1/40)
[Old English
fēowertigotha
]
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